Plant Controller
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Plant Controllers in the United States are often veterans in their line of work, with slightly less than two-thirds bringing more than 10 years of experience to the table. Salaries slide in at $84K per year on average but can range from $57K to $124K per year. In the world of Plant Controllers, overall income ranges from $57K near the bottom to $124K at the top; this can include more than $19K from bonuses and more than $10K from profit sharing in exceptional cases. Residence and experience level each impact pay for this group, with the former having the largest influence. Women are just slightly outnumbered, with male Plant Controllers making up 56 percent of survey respondents. The majority of Plant Controllers claim high levels of job satisfaction. Almost all enjoy medical while a large number get dental coverage. Vision coverage is also available to more than half. Respondents to the PayScale salary survey provided the data for this report.

XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare).

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Popular Skills for Plant Controller

This chart shows the most popular skills for this job and what effect each skill has on pay.

Survey results imply that Plant Controllers deploy a deep pool of skills on the job. Lucky workers who know Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Audit can expect a significant pay bump, scoring salaries 22 percent above average. Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Knowledge and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliance are also correlated to pay that is above average, with increases between 17 percent and 22 percent. Skills that pay less than market rate include General Ledger Accounting and Human Resources. The majority of those who know Financial Analysis also know Cost Accounting.

Pay by Experience Level for Plant Controller

Median of all compensation (including tips, bonus, and overtime) by years of experience.

Relatively untried employees who have less than five years' experience make $70K, but folks with five to 10 years under their belts enjoy an appreciably larger median of $86K. Plant Controllers bring in $94K after working for 10 to 20 years. Folks with more than two decades of experience actually report lower incomes overall; their average comes out to a mere $93K.

Pay Difference by Location

With a pay rate for Plant Controllers that is 16 percent greater than the national average, Houston offers a comfortable salary for those in this profession. Plant Controllers will also find cushy salaries in Atlanta (+9 percent) and Greenville (+8 percent). The smallest paychecks in the market, 17 percent south of the national average, can be found in Denver.